(husband and wife) both working; dual income
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
adds force or indicates command
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
household; home; family; housekeeping
until now; so far; up to the present
self-consciousness; self-awareness
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
difficult to ...; hard to ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
for example; for instance; e.g.
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
being on duty; person on duty
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
time; hour; period; class
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes